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ONC Issues New Privacy and Security Guide for Electronic Health
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has just issued a new Guide to Privacy and Security of Electronic Health Information to help everyone that deals with...
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HIT is Hot in Congress
Lately there’s been a flurry of activity related to health IT in the 114th Congress. At the end of March, the House passed the SGR bill, or “Doc Fix,” by an overwhelming vote of 392-37. If there are...
View ArticleSupreme Court Grants Certiorari In Spokeo Case – Set To Address Article III...
On April 27, 2015, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in Spokeo Inc. v. Robins, a case which could have wide-ranging implications for lawsuits, including class actions, against...
View ArticleDOJ Issues Cyber-Security and Data Breach Best Practices
Organized crime and other criminal enterprises consider cyber-intrusions to be a “low-risk, high-reward proposition” that pose a serious threat to every business that is connected to the internet or...
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Building Your Cybersecurity Team
Troutman Sanders LLP, in conjunction with the New York State Bar Association’s (“NYSBA”) International Section, hosted a Cybersecurity Symposium last week at the firm’s New York City office. The...
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OMG! FDA Cracks Down on Kim Kardashian Social Media Drug Endorsement
Forbes / Kim Kardashian / Instagram Tens of millions of people around the world follow Kim Kardashian’s every move on social media. So apparently does the FDA’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion....
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Criminalization of Robocalls?
U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D. N.Y.) has introduced a bill that would criminalize the act of knowingly initiating a commercial robocall without the prior express written consent of the recipient. Photo...
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Third Circuit Rules That FTC Can Police “Unfair” Data Security Practices
Server Room (c) Torkild Retvedt The Federal Trade Commission scored a major win today in its efforts to regulate cybersecurity when the Third Circuit affirmed that the agency can exercise its unfair...
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FTC Takes on Video Game “Influencers”
When the FTC revised its Endorsement Guides in 2009, it signaled that it would focus more of its efforts on deceptive advertising conveyed through social media and evolving methods of online...
View ArticleTrump Hotels Hit With Data Breach Class Action Lawsuit
A new putative class action lawsuit has been filed against the hotel chain owned by Donald Trump in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, after the hotel chain...
View ArticleCFPB Imposes $13 Million FCRA Consent Order on Large Consumer Reporting...
On October 29, 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) announced the settlement of an enforcement action against two affiliated consumer reporting agencies under the Fair Credit...
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2015 Revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Effective Today: 5 Key...
Today is the big day! New amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“Rules”) become effective. Are you ready? Details about the revised Rules, including the text of the Rules, redlines, and...
View ArticleWhy 2016 Will Be a Big Year for Big Data
San Francisco partner Mark Mao and Richmond associate Reade Jacob had their article – “Why 2016 Will Be a Big Year for Big Data” – published January 13 in Law360. “The coming year will raise many...
View ArticleHealthcare IT Headlines
The healthIT world descended on Las Vegas in March for HIMSS16, the world’s largest conference for all things healthcare digital. Over 42,000 attendees networked and shared ideas about everything from...
View Article6 Privacy Landmines And How To Avoid Stepping On Them
Richmond partner Erin Whaley’s discussion at the recent HIMSS Privacy & Security Forum about data breaches and privacy and security regulation issues companies face – and tips on how to avoid them...
View ArticleCiting Spokeo, Maryland District Court Remands Putative Data Breach Class Action
Citing the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, a Maryland District Court judge remanded a putative data breach class action for lack of Article III standing and subject matter...
View ArticleTexas AG Reaches AVC With PayPal
On May 20, PayPal entered into an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance (AVC) with the Texas Attorney General over allegations that it failed to clearly explain how the personal information belonging to...
View ArticleFTC Gets $27 Million Settlement and Continues Trend of Targeting Tech Support...
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Florida have settled charges against Vast Tech Support LLC, OMG Tech Help, their founder and COO Mark Donohue, and related companies regarding claims of...
View ArticleJoin Us for the ACI Cyber & Data Risk Insurance Conference in New York
We are pleased to announce that Troutman Sanders partner Ronald I. Raether, Jr. will be a featured speaker at the American Conference Institute’s 13th National Forum on Cyber & Data Risk Insurance...
View ArticleEU Member States Approve Privacy Shield
On July 8, European Union member states approved the Trans-Atlantic Privacy Shield data transfer deal, finally paving the way for the pact to be formally approved by EU and U.S. officials on July 12....
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